Biggest Events of the Year 2015

Year 2015 is coming to an end and it leaves behind all the big memories of various happenings that took place this year.

The year 2015 had more than its share of bad news like terror attacks, ongoing war in Syria and the natural disasters, but it also saw groundbreaking victories on climate, technology, marriage equality & drug war.

So before we bid farewell to year 2015, lets check out biggest moments that ruled this years headlines :

Moreover, Five boats carrying almost 2,000 migrants to Europe sank in the Mediterranean Sea, with a combined death toll estimated at more than 1,200 people.

The terrible incident shocked the whole world.

Iran nuclear deal

Iran nuclear deal

The Iran nuclear deal framework was a preliminary framework agreement reached in 2015 between the Islamic Republic of Iran and a group of world powers: the P5+1 (the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council–the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China plus Germany), plus the European Union.

Negotiations for a framework deal over the nuclear program of Iran took place between the foreign ministers of the countries at a series of meetings held from 26 March to 2 April , Year 2015 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The framework deal was embodied in a document published by the EU’s European External Action Service titled Joint Statement by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif Switzerland.

Document published by the U.S. Department of State titled Parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Nuclear Program.

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Year 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup

The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women’s World Cup, the quadrennial international women’s football world championship tournament.

Canada hosted the event making it the first time for the country to host the tournament and the third time it has been held in North America.

Matches were played in six cities across Canada in five time zones.

The tournament began on 6 June 2015, and finished with the finals on 5 July 2015 with a United States victory over Japan.

Water on Mars

Water on Mars

Recently in September, NASA scientists discovered water flowing across the surface of Mars.

This was a massive breakthrough in both the search for life beyond Earth and human hopes to one day to travel there.

Water on Mars exists today almost entirely as ice, though it also exists in small quantities as vapour in the atmosphere and occasionally as low-volume liquid brines in shallow Martian soil.

On October 8, 2015, NASA confirmed that lakes and streams existed in Gale crater 3.3 – 3.8 billion years ago.

November 2015 Paris attacks

Paris attacks/Year 2015

On the evening of 13 November 2015, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks occurred in Paris and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis.

Around 21:20 CET, three suicide bombers struck near the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, followed by suicide bombings and mass shootings at cafés, restaurants, and a concert hall in Paris.

The attackers killed 130 people including 89 at the Bataclan theatre where they took hostages before engaging in a stand-off with police.

There were 368 people who were wounded and 80–99 were reported to be in critical condition.

Seven of the attackers also died, while authorities continued to search for accomplices.

France had been on high alert since the January 2015 attacks in Paris that killed 17 people, including civilians and police officers.

COP21 Paris Climate Conference

COP21 Paris Climate Conference in year 2015

2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015.

It was the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

Various World leaders met in Paris with an ambitious goal to create a binding, universal agreement on climate change.

According to the organizing committee at the outset of the talks,the expected key result was an agreement to set a goal of limiting global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.

The agreement calls for zero net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to be reached during the second half of the 21st century.

Floods in South-India

Chennai Floods in year 2015

Monstrous and non-stop rainfall left South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh deluged with flooding homes, schools and businesses and killing more than 400 people and over18 lakh people were displaced.

The city of Chennai was particularly ravaged with floods which killed more than 270 people and halted the daily life of the city.

The whole world grieved on the incident that ravaged South India.

The NDRF, the Coast Guard and the three other branches of the Indian Armed Forces were called for evacuation.

Many relief efforts were made by the state and center government.

Star Wars Latest Edition

Star Wars VII year 2015

Much awaited Star Wars movie released in 2015 and was well received by critics and fans all across the globe.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens first official trailer was released in October and was reported one of the most-viewed movie trailers of all time.

The epic space opera film is directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams.

DID YOU KNOW ?

TalkingPeppers is a News aggregation platform that brings together the latest events & daily headlines - with a focus on India and the World – in a crisp, concise and reader friendly manner. In addition, it also fulfills your entertainment needs by showcasing latest, viral and most trending activities in the social networks.